Book description
Ever wondered how to predict the weather just by looking at the sky?
Or wanted to attract butterflies to your garden?
Is there a knack to building the perfect bonfire?
And how exactly do you race a ferret?
In this world of traffic tailbacks, supermarket shopping and 24-hour
internet access, it's easy to feel disconnected from the beauty and
rhythms of the natural world.
If you have ever gazed in awe at stars in the night's sky, tried to
catch a perfect snowflake or longed for the comfort of a roaring log
fire, then this is the book for you. From spotting Britain's five
kinds of owl to gardening by the phases of the moon, and from curing a
cold to brewing your own ale, Red Sky at Night is packed with
instructions and lists, ancient customs and old wives tales, making it
an indispensable guide to countryside lore.
Jane Struthers lives in rural East Sussex. A professional writer, she
shares her 17th-century cottage and organic garden with her husband and
two cats.
